Published 14:05 IST, September 16th 2021

India records 30,570 new COVID cases; check here for active cases in Kerala, Mumbai

India recorded 30,570 new COVID-19 cases. Out of the new infections, Kerala accounted for 17,681 COVID cases while Mumbai recorded 514 new COVID-19 cases.

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According to Union Health Ministry on Thursday, India's overall infection tally has grown to 3,33,47,325, but number of active cases has decreased to 3,42,923. According to figures provided by ministry at 8 a.m., death toll has risen to 4,43,928 people, with 431 daily fatalities. number of active cases has reduced to 3,42,923, accounting for 1.03% of all infections, according to ministry.

national COVID-19 recovery rate has reached 97.64%. active COVID-19 caselo was reduced by 8,164 cases in a 24-hour period, according to data. Around ditional 15,79,761 COVID-19 tests were conducted in country on Wednesday, September 15, bringing overall number of such tests to 54,77,01,729, according to report.

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India records 30,570 while Kerala records 17,681 new COVID-19 cases

30,570 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in India. Out of new infections, Kerala accounted for 17,681 COVID cases. daily positive rate was 1.94 %. For past 17 days, this has been below 3%. For past 17 days, this has been below 3%. optimism rate for week was 1.93%. According to health ministry, this figure has been below 3 % for 83 days.

number of persons who have recovered from disease has risen to 3,256,60,474, with a 1.33% case fatality rate. According to ministry, total number of COVID-19 vaccine doses provided in country as part of national vaccination programme has surpassed 76.57 crore. On August 7, 2020, India's COVID-19 infection count surpassed 20 lakh, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5, 50 lakh on September 16, 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on vember 20, and one crore on December 19.

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Mumbai records 514 new COVID-19 cases

On Wednesday, September 15, 514 new COVID cases were reported in Mumbai, most since mid-July this year. This is second month in a row that number of new cases has surpassed 500. On September 8, 514 new cases of COVID have been reported in city. daily positivity rate was 1.71%, based on 29,886 tests taken in previous 24 hours. Since September 1, it has been hovering around 1%. In dition, since 10-day Ganpati celebration began on September 10, daily testing numbers have dropped below 30,000. According to data released by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), number of registered crime cases in Mumbai decreased somewhat in 2020 compared to 2019. number of instances decreased from 60,823 in year before pandemic to 58,676 in 2020, when city was under heavy lockdown. In Metros, only Delhi (2.62 lakh), Chennai (1.68 lakh), Ahmedab (82,609), and Surat (59,604) h more cases than Mumbai.

With inputs from ANI

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14:05 IST, September 16th 2021